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1.0. Introduction:
There are many definitions according to the death. Death is basically a procedure to move and
transmit from earthly life to the afterlife. So the funeral is a way to remember the dead body as
well as the life of dead body. There are some very important rights for the human funeral. In our
surrounding people does not give the respect to the dead or dead body. Relatives of the dead
body are in grieve. So let them show there grieve in their specific way. According to the
Hinduism they burned there dead bodies. Because they believe that the soul of the body will go
to bagman from this way. In Islam, people they buried their dead bodies. Whereas, in
Zoroastrianism they lay out their dead bodies. They believe that they have placed them in a
tower of silence. According to the world religious group there are 31.5% people are Christians,
23.2% people are Muslims, 16.3% unaffiliated, 15.0% people are Hindus, 7.1% people are
Buddhists, 5.9% people are Folk religions, 0.8% people are other religions, And just 0.2% people
are Jewish in the whole world. According to the bible

“Man is Mortal”
(Job 4:17)
In all the religion Burials are respectful as compare to the Cremation in Hinduism. And thenthe
Dead bodies mostly decay naturally usually. In Cremation people adds carbon dioxide, nitrogen
oxide, and hydrogen chloride into the air. There are some holy rituals performed in Christianity
which involves symbolic characters, words, specific actions.

2.0. Cultural traditions in Christianity about funeral:

Christianity was started from 1st Century AD. It is based on catholic, orthodox, protestant. The
Christians belief of Christian creed that everything that is present in this whole universe is
created by God. He is the only one who created it all and controlling it right now. Christians
believe that Jesus was god and he was human as well. So according to them their god (Jesus) was
a human being. According to the cultural traditions of funeral in Christianity to make the life of a
dead person remembering. According to Christians, god (Jesus) is one. There is no god other
than Jesus and he is highest in his rank, glory, mercy, kindness, love and care. The trinity relates
that god is one but three coeternal persons are there. The three persons are; Father that generates,
Son that is generated, and the holy spirits.The Mourners should have follow some traditions
according to their Christianity rules.
1. They must dressed in dark color dresses.
2. Not dress in bright and floral patterns.
3. Must bring flowers with them.
4. The environment must be simple.
5. Must bring a sympathy card with you.
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3.0. Religious traditions in Christianity about funeral:

According to the Religious traditions in Christianity friends and family members gathered to
remember the memories of died person. And the people who are very religious in this matter the
death is not the end. There is a very vast journey beyond the death of people. But some religious
believers thinks that the life after death is not important or something like this. Funeral is a
religious ceremony in all the religions. Holy Spirit is the third person of trinity. It is referred to as
the lord or the giver of life as that was the power of Holy Spirit by which the son was conceived
in the womb of Mary by maintaining the virginity. Jesus always helps the human and there is
always space of forgiveness of every sin. And according to Christians Jesus was the one who
gave his life just for the sake of humanity. So this tells that Jesus was kind enough to save the
humanity even by sacrificing his own life. It is believed that the Jesus will return one day and
he’ll judge everyone and everything that is created by him. And they also believe in heaven and
hell. It is believed by the Christians that Jesus was born by Mary while she was still virgin and
this was done by the Holy Spirit. According to Christians angels are the creations of god and
their work is to worship god and deliver messages of god to the human beings.

4.0. Explanation:
There are many theories exists according to the life before death and after death. In these there
are some following theories which are based on it. The Christians belief of Christian creed that
everything that is present in this whole universe is created by God. He is the only one who
created it all and controlling it right now. Christians believe that Jesus was god and he was
human as well. So according to them their god (Jesus) was a human being. According to the
cultural traditions of funeral in Christianity to make the life of a dead person remembering.
According to Christians, god (Jesus) is one.
 Physical
 Scientific
 Spiritual
Mourners are in grieve. So have to choose some ideal place for them where they can sit at that
time. And the morgue temperature should be 4C because it is an ideal temperature to store a
dead body. There are some places must be organized at morgue.
 A room for reception.
 A room for records of the dead body.
 A room of viewing dead body.
 A storage chamber for the dead body.
In all the religion Burials are respectful as compare to the Cremation in Hinduism. And thenthe
Dead bodies mostly decay naturally usually. In Cremation people adds carbon dioxide, nitrogen
oxide, and hydrogen chloride into the air. There are some holy rituals performed in Christianity
which involves symbolic characters, words, specific actions. There are some important activates
performed at the time of funeral from the death to bury in soil. At the time of burring bodies
make sure that the depth of the land is satisfactory which prevents the distribution by carrion and
dogs. 1.0m is recommended for covering soil. Sometimes contamination occurs so it’s not
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necessary line up the graves. To minimize the risk of contamination grave should be at least
1.5m above of the ground water.
 Dressing of dead body.
 Disinfection.
 Choose proper clothing.
 Protective clothing.
 Need for Transportation.
 Mass management.

1. The arrival of the dead body:

When all the family members and friends arrived at the funeral spot, the coffin bring to the people.
2. Choose the best hymn:
For died person according to his or her personality the best song is chosen for them.

 Hymn for Adults:

At the death of the adults this hymns sings mostly.
Abide with me
All things bright and beautiful
Amazing grace
Bee still for the presence of the lord
Dear lord and father
Fr the beauty of the earth
Great is thy faithfulness
The lord is my shepherded
Jersoulum
Lead us heaven the father lead us
Lord of all hopefulness
Lord of dance
Love divine all loves excelling
Make me a channel of your peace
Old rugged cross
The day though gravest
The king of love my shepherded is
 Hymn for children:
If any child died the following hymn is sung by the people.
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Christ be beside me
Thank you for the gifts we treasure
There is a place

3. Remembering unique life of dead body:

In the memory of died person an over view is discuses in front of people for the unique life
remembering.
4. A hoping message for people at the spot:
A hoping message leaves by all the family members, friends and relatives of died person.
5. Reflecting and remembering his/her life:
Must be remember and reflect the good things in their lives.
6. Saying good bye to him/her:
Say the dead body a good bye for the afterlife journey which brings the dead body to god.
7. A moment with god:
There is a good moment with god is discussed and all the family members, friends and relatives pray
for him or her for the good journey for them.

Everyone believes in heaven and everyone also believes that he has to die one day. Rather nobody
knows when it is going to end for him. But death is not the thing that is going to separate us from god. It
is the only way we are going to meet god. It is the only way to be in front of god and say whatever we
want to. It is the only way to talk to god. Rather there is still a connection between us and god in this
very world but after death there will be no veils, no hindrances or hurdles or obstacles. There will be
only you and god and no one else.
But there is another truth that it’ll not only be the meeting there’ll be a day of judgment. So whoever
believes in judgment also believes in the reality of heaven and hell. In the bible the way the hell is told is
terrified. As god has given the people freedom of choice so they is free to do the things they want to do.
Everybody has will power. Along with this god has also told about the things that are forbidden. So if a
person after all these limits crosses them then he’ll spend the eternity without the presence of god. It’ll
be their own kind of hell where there will be grief, sorrow and pain and the person will be their forever.
And there will be no way back. He will have to spend all the time alone along with pain, sufferings and
torture. And obviously nobody wants this to happen with him.
As there is hell there is also heaven that is the place for good people. The terms and conditions are
already told by the god. So the people who follow those instructions will get an eternity with the
presence of god. They’ll be in heaven with are joy, happiness and love of god. As they always restrained
themselves of doing the bad deeds. As they always sacrifice their happiness and wishes for god. So
they’ll get the reward in the life hereafter. Heaven is a place with happiness, harmony and peace. People
with good deeds will live there forever with the presence of god.
For us the hope for the good future or better life hereafter is the part of present. As the Holy Spirits are
the ones who bring Jesus Christ to us in our present life who makes his kingdom a reality to us. He has
given us those joys and happiness in our present lives. And that was us for whom he sacrificed his life.
He sacrificed himself just to save the humanity. So here we can make our efforts to prosper this
kingdom made by him. We are here to invite other people to come and join the place built by the
sacrifice of Jesus Christ. So come with us to make this kingdom better and enhance it. Come share our
hope where we are living the future today.
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